Break in period for CDs?

Hilbert
Hilbert Posts: 316
edited December 2008 in Forum Testing Area
Just kidding. I got tired of seeing my lame "adding pic to post" thread at the top of this section of the forum so I'm bumping it downward.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited December 2008
    I know I put my CD's on the end of my drill & whiz 'em around for a couple of hours before I play them...makes them sound very smooth & tube-like!
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2008
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    I know I put my CD's on the end of my drill & whiz 'em around for a couple of hours before I play them...makes them sound very smooth & tube-like!

    I had no idea all those little 0s and 1s were so firmly attached.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited December 2008
    It would not surprise me in the least to find a thread in some forum that someone passionately believes that CDs must be broken in. :D

    Another one might be that depending on the music you listen to - the ambient air temperature and relative humidity must be controlled and stable for 24 hrs for optimum SQ. Oh, and it must be darkened because photons interfere with the propagation speed of sound waves and set up sonic 'scattering' due to the quantum interaction of photons and air (which is the medium for sonic transmission).

    Erik "who now thinks he should put the stick down and back away from the beehive" Tracy :D

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • mmadden28
    mmadden28 Posts: 4,283
    edited December 2008
    These will speed up the break-in process for ya; ;)
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd1.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech5/demag.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nanotech/nespa.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audience3/illuminator.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/walker8/talisman.html

    I've heard a few seconds in the microwave will work wonders at an astoundingly fast rate.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited December 2008
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    These will speed up the break-in process for ya; ;)
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd1.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech5/demag.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nanotech/nespa.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audience3/illuminator.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/walker8/talisman.html

    I've heard a few seconds in the microwave will work wonders at an astoundingly fast rate.

    I'll take six!
    Jake
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited December 2008
    mmadden28 wrote: »
    These will speed up the break-in process for ya; ;)
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech/rd1.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/furutech5/demag.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/machinadynamica2/ib.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/nanotech/nespa.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/audience3/illuminator.html
    http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/walker8/talisman.html

    I've heard a few seconds in the microwave will work wonders at an astoundingly fast rate.


    How did they work?

    Let me guess......"the effects were subtle" :p
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2008
    Check out the 3rd review in the list:

    "Audible results are very good and it is hard to listen to a non- treated disc after listening to an enhanced version of that same disc on any CDP."

    Or,

    "CD OWNERS YOUR CDs SUCK!"
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,724
    edited December 2008
    I always take my CD's and give them a good soak (at least 4 hours) in a 6-quart stainless steel stew pot of refrigerant. The freon that I found to work the best is R12. It's a little hard to get, and expensive, but you can pour it directly into the pot and it won't boil off immediately when you place your CD's in the pot.



    Good luck !
    Sal Palooza
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    I have a ritual that I perform before every CD I listen to.

    Sound travels better in cold environments with absolutely no light. So I first make sure that every window in my house is completely sealed off...no light whatsoever, then I crank up the A/C(even in the middle of winter) and let my house chill for several hours before listening. While waiting for the house to get cold I dig my CD's up from the airtight container that I have in buried in my backyard. I keep them buried because it's colder underground, and no light can get to them.

    The effects are subtle.
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited December 2008
    comfortablycurt wrote: »
    I have a ritual that I perform before every CD I listen to.

    Sound travels better in cold environments with absolutely no light. So I first make sure that every window in my house is completely sealed off...no light whatsoever, then I crank up the A/C(even in the middle of winter) and let my house chill for several hours before listening. While waiting for the house to get cold I dig my CD's up from the airtight container that I have in buried in my backyard. I keep them buried because it's colder underground, and no light can get to them.

    The effects are subtle.

    In summer months you should use the freezer. Colder then underground and you can keep them in the dark. Maybe put them in a burlap sack or perhaps buy a dedicated freezer for them, that way you could upgrade the power cord to something audiophile approved.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    Gaara wrote: »
    In summer months you should use the freezer. Colder then underground and you can keep them in the dark. Maybe put them in a burlap sack or perhaps buy a dedicated freezer for them, that way you could upgrade the power cord to something audiophile approved.

    This is a good idea. I'd have to have a standalone freezer for them though. I would probably also bury the freezer underground just to increase the effects. When CD's are buried underground they absorb energy from the earth, which improves sound quality.

    Also, I'm going to create my own electrical generating station just for my home theater. This eliminates all possibilities of ground loops and electrical interference and whatnot.

    I'm also thinking about removing all of the carpet from my house, because as we all know, carpet contains protons and electrons. These can completely destroy your sound quality. It will make a 20,000 dollar system sound like a 30 dollar boom box from Walmart. The carpet must go. The furniture also...aside from my home theater, the only thing I want to have in my house is one small concrete stool that's anchored to the floor. It can't even have a backrest...that creates more of an obstruction.


    :rolleyes:
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2008
    Great stuff guys. Obviously for best results the rig, including the power source, and the listeners, if any, must be enclosed in a capsule and immersed in a bath of liquid hydrogen. I look forward to reading about this in Stereophile.

    Meanwhile I wonder: what happens if speakers of different colors are in the same rig? A black LSiC, for example, with cherry LSi fronts and surrounds. Would it be sufficient to eliminate radiation in the visible frequencies or must all EM radiation be suppressed? Or would subtle sound degradation be unavoidable?
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  • Hilbert
    Hilbert Posts: 316
    edited December 2008
    Hilbert wrote: »
    Great stuff guys. Obviously for best results the rig, including the power source, and the listeners, if any, must be enclosed in a capsule and immersed in a bath of liquid hydrogen. I look forward to reading about this in Stereophile.

    Or possibly a bath of liquid Budweiser, and a tap inside the capsule, would suffice.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    Hilbert wrote: »
    Great stuff guys. Obviously for best results the rig, including the power source, and the listeners, if any, must be enclosed in a capsule and immersed in a bath of liquid hydrogen. I look forward to reading about this in Stereophile.

    Meanwhile I wonder: what happens if speakers of different colors are in the same rig? A black LSiC, for example, with cherry LSi fronts and surrounds. Would it be sufficient to eliminate radiation in the visible frequencies or must all EM radiation be suppressed? Or would subtle sound degradation be unavoidable?

    No...it wouldn't even be worth buying if they weren't color matched. It causes the sound to reflect back into the speaker and actually causes your music to be played backwards...everyone knows this...:p
    Hilbert wrote: »
    Or possibly a bath of liquid Budweiser, and a tap inside the capsule, would suffice.

    I don't know...wouldn't the lyrics start becoming slurred? The instrumentals might start getting a bit sloppy. If you submerge it in the Budweiser for to long it could just shut off and not turn back on again for 12-14 hours or so...;)
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  • andrew_mac
    andrew_mac Posts: 95
    edited December 2008
    I'm drinking a Budweiser right now.
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  • Jeff Beaird
    Jeff Beaird Posts: 217
    edited December 2008
    WARNING: Don't tease the 2-channel 'phile boys....!!!!!!:eek::D:eek:
    Unless you have 4,000 posts or more... Don't do it..!:eek: They will talk behind your laptop. And ruin your "clout" on this forum.
    Thanks, Jeff...
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    Hilbert wrote: »
    I had no idea all those little 0s and 1s were so firmly attached.
    I slung some off a CD once.
    ...Link to my System Showcase...
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,025
    edited December 2008
    Bunch of damn amateurs. Pffft! You should know by now that there is a quicker and much more effective way to do the same thing as "breaking in" your CD's. Once you take your CDP and put it through a wash cycle in the dishwasher and thoroughly dry it, then you won't have to go through all the BS jargon and wish-wash posted in this thread. As soon as all of the components [specifically the laser] are thoroughly washed then all of the previous posts are just a waste of time.

    Sheesh! When will you guys learn? :rolleyes:
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    Dishwasher's broke. I guess no tunes for me.
    ...Link to my System Showcase...
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited December 2008
    ..and I set fire to mine...to make sure all the 1's and 0's seperate.. so I can re-assemble them the way I like...Tom's a putz...

    And everyboby knows that you can't play a CD until it's cooled to absolute zero AND THEN thrown in the dishwasher..pffft.
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,025
    edited December 2008
    ..........as if you have ever verified this with a double blind test. Like I said.......bunch 'o damn amateurs....

    Much to learn Chatty Cathy, much to learn...........
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    Sometimes I play my CDs backwards on a turn-table. I listen for subliminal messages. Sometimes I hear Helter Skelter. Sometimes I just sit in a dark room and laugh at the walls for hours on end.
    ...Link to my System Showcase...
    "ES - Kind'a simple but I like it"

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    Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
    DH-Labs T-14 Speaker Cables
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited December 2008
    eff you Tom
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,025
    edited December 2008
    I feel the love......
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • lightman1
    lightman1 Posts: 10,788
    edited December 2008
    Jeff Beaird wrote: »
    WARNING: Don't tease the 2-channel 'phile boys....!!!!!!:eek::D:eek:
    Unless you have 4,000 posts or more... Don't do it..!:eek: They will talk behind your laptop. And ruin your "clout" on this forum.

    Don't fear.. They're all a bunch of hacks..except the president..Blaaaa..Blaaaaa. Stick around and have fun buddy.
    Lightman....OUT!
    BTW...Tom's a putz...****!
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited December 2008
    Igo wrote: »
    I slung some off a CD once.

    Like this?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0QT4Y1Y3ug&feature=related
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  • Igo
    Igo Posts: 411
    edited December 2008
    23,000 rpm death metal
    ...Link to my System Showcase...
    "ES - Kind'a simple but I like it"

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    Sony ES SACD SCD-C2000ES
    Sony 400 Disc CD CDP-CX455
    Infinity BU-2 Sub-Woofer
    Polk Audio RT800i Towers
    Polk Audio CS400i Center
    Polk Audio FXiA6 Surrounds
    Sennheiser HD 280 Pro Headphones
    DH-Labs T-14 Speaker Cables
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited December 2008
    TNRabbit wrote: »
    Like this?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0QT4Y1Y3ug&feature=related

    Holy ****!! I think I'm gonna turn down the speed on my PC's disc drive after seeing that...I don't need any exploding discs...lol
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited December 2008
    and always applying armor-all with a soft lint free cloth:D
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